I have just come back home from the UK. I spent 6 days in London at the JW Marriot Grosvener House. Nice place and the Executive Lounge serves Champagne for Happy Hour....So I'd park myself there with my colleagues for a couple of hours each day. Probably consumed a bottle of the stuff each day (in addition to other things and the yummy finger food before going out to dinner)....

Wine is very clean, zippy, some tropical fruits, and nothing overtly complex. Simple easy drinking which lead to drinking a lot of it..... this err...habit... that I've not adjsuted to just might become a daily (or at least once a week) thing at home. It was so pleasant.....

Stayed on the opposite side of the park some years ago, near Kensington Palace, and had a wonderful time in London. Visited a Champagne Bar in the Banking district with Eileen and then off to a restaurant where we had the BEST fish and chips ever. Wonderful holiday and a lovely city.

Okay....i admit, I just consumed an entire bottle of this within an hour. Love the stuff. Stuck back in the UK again at Grosvner house....err maybe I shouldn't write this or else they will hide it on me. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

Anyone sparred with their 98 Millesime? That's the only D/L I've tasted. Had with dinner in Brasserie Julien in Paris & I didn't take notes til a few days later on the plane but I definitely used the words "a bit strange". I don't remember exactly but it was unlike any Champagne we've ever drunk. I want to say heavy minerality but it wasn't the normal limestone. Wasn't fruit or yeast either. Just weird. Bottle variation? Anyone found anything unusual about it or even the NV?

back in february, a vintage duval-leroy was one of the sparklers to start off a night of killer wines. the theme was bordeaux at least 10 years old (included lots of 82s and 89s). i fell in love with the stuff. i'm almost positive this was the blanc de chardonnay, and i've been looking for it from this particular year ever since. absolutely worth seeking out. my sparse TN...

1996 Duval-Leroy: WOW. toast right out of the toaster. remarkable complexity and mouthfeel. very long finish. stunning. 94 points.

Have 4 bottles of Duval-Leroy chilling in the fridge. Have made a humongous pot of black-eyes peas and will bake cornbread for lunch today with some close friends. Love it when these "Breakfast of Champions" get-togethers happen. Again Happy Newbie to one and all. WW

Was really frustrated and tired tonight. None of mthe numbers in the financials i'm looking at made any sense to me. Looking and working just got me more and more frustrated and coffee was not helping......sooo....

When downstairs adn grabbed one of these and a few handfuls of nuts........instantly, on hearing the cork pop, I'm happier. Now feet up in front of tv watching CNN and feeling better..... It just takes half a glass...